Funding search · EIN 811804785 · Scottsdale, AZ
Howard and Frankie Alper
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 64
- grants reported
- $479,703
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $1,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Scottsdale Museum of the West2 grants · $116,350
- Mayo Clinic2 grants · $100,000
- Jewish Community Assoc Phoenix2 grants · $51,200
- Scottsdale Museum West1 grant · $33,135
- International Rescue Committee3 grants · $31,000
- Western Spirit Museum1 grant · $25,000
- St John'S Nw Military Academy2 grants · $20,000
- Lodestar Foundation1 grant · $17,000
- US Holocaust Museum1 grant · $10,334
- Jewish National Fund1 grant · $10,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 64 reported grants, largest first.
- $106,350
Scottsdale Museum of the West · Scottsdale, AZ · 2023
Charitable
- $50,000
Mayo Clinic · Rocherster, MN · 2024
Charitable
- $50,000
Jewish Community Assoc Phoenix · Scottsdale, AZ · 2023
Charitable
- $50,000
Mayo Clinic · Rocherster, MN · 2023
Charitable
- $33,135
Scottsdale Museum West · Scottsdale, AZ · 2022
Charitable
- $25,000
Western Spirit Museum · Scottsdale, AZ · 2024
Charitable
- $17,000
Lodestar Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Charitable
- $15,000
International Rescue Committee · Glendale, AZ · 2023
Charitable
- $11,000
International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $10,334
US Holocaust Museum · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Scottsdale Museum of the West · Scottsdale, AZ · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
St John'S Nw Military Academy · Delafield, WI · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
St John'S Nw Military Academy · Delafield, WI · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Jewish National Fund · Rockville Centre, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Wounded Warrior Project · Houston, TX · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
International Rescue Committee · Glendale, AZ · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Kibbutz Kfar-Azza · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Chicago Gateway Green · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
United States Holocaust Museum · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable
- $2,500
Chicago Gateway · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable
- $2,500
Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce · Scottsdale, AZ · 2024
Charitable
- $2,500
Judicial Watch · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable
- $2,104
Weizmann Institute · 2022
Charitable
- $2,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $2,000
St John'S Ne Military Academy · Delafield, WI · 2022
Charitable
- $1,200
Jewish Community Assoc Phoenix · Scottsdale, AZ · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Alzheimers Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
American Jewish Committee · Scottsdale, AZ · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Arizona Community Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Genesys Works · Dallas, TX · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Tunnel To Tower · Staten Island, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
American Jewish Committee · Scottsdale, AZ · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
American Red Cross · Boone, IA · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Arizona Community Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Genesys Works · Dallas, TX · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
National Kidney Foundation of Az · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce · Scottsdale, AZ · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
American Cancer Society · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
American Jewish Congress · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
American Red Cross · Boone, IA · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Arizona Community Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Center for Jewish Philanthropy · Scottsdale, AZ · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Chicago Jewish Federation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Disabled American Veterans · Scottsdale, AZ · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Genesys Works · Dallas, TX · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Hyde Park Day School · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Mercy Ships · Garden Valley, TX · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Multiple Sclerosis Society · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Scottsdale Railroad & Mechanical So · Scottsdale, AZ · 2022
Chritable
- $1,000
St Mary'S Food Bank · Surprise, AZ · 2022
Charitable
- $500
Goldwater Institute · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Charitable
- $500
Food Recovery Network · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable
- $300
Scottsdale Artisits School · Scottsdale, AZ · 2022
Charitable
- $250
Scottsdale Artists School · Scottsdale, AZ · 2024
Charitable
- $250
Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2023
Charitable
- $250
National Cowboy & Western Museum · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022
Charitable
- $250
Technoserve · Arlington, VA · 2022
Charitable
- $200
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation · Scottsdale, AZ · 2022
Charitable
- $130
Phippen Museum · Prescott, AZ · 2022
Charitable
- $100
Booth Museum · Cartersville, GA · 2024
Charitable
- $100
Marine League Charities · Flagstaff, AZ · 2023
Charitable
- $100
Scottsdale Fraternal Order Police · Scottsdale, AZ · 2022
Charitable
- $75
Booth Museum · Cartersville, GA · 2023
Charitable
- $75
Booth Museum · Cartersville, GA · 2022
Charitable
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